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LS Reading Intervention Plans & Intervention Menu 2023-2024

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Phonological Awareness & Alphabet Knowledge

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Phonological Awareness & Alphabet Knowledge

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Phonological Awareness and Alphabet Knowledge PD

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1-5 Oral Language Development Strategies

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1-5 Oral Language Development Strategies

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1-5 Oral Language Development Strategies

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Halloween Trick and Teach - Oral Language in the Early Years   

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Halloween Trick and Teach - Emergent Writing 

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Check out Numicons !

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Early Years Resources Latest News and Guides

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What Is Numicon & Why Is It Important? | Early Years Resources

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Numicon helps children visualise numbers. When Numicon patterns are arranged in order, pupils begin to notice important connections between numbers.

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Numberblocks | Learning is fun with Learning Blocks | CBeebies shows

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Find out more about Alphablocks, Numberblocks and Colourblocks

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Explore our growing collection of free tabletop math games, crafts, and more. Help kids build numerical literacy and problem-solving confidence.

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Numberless Word Problems

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Take out the numbers to make word problems make sense Learn More Try one tomorrow Primary (K-2) Older Students Explore ready-made problems Problem Banks More Problems This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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Number Talks

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Number Talks are a powerful way to develop both number sense and computational fluency. There is no prep involved for the teacher, making it a perfect math warm-up for a busy math block. This post will share universal procedures and practices for getting the most out of number talks for math warm-ups pre-K-5.

A Number Talk is a five- to fifteen-minute discussion in which students verbally share their mathematical thinking as the teacher records the process on the board for everyone to see. They provide structured practice for mental math and promote the value in using mental math to compute. Number Talks teach the importance of being flexible with numbers and using a variety of strategies for computation.
-Sherry Parrish Number Talks: Helping Children Build Mental Math and Computation Strategies K-5

Number Talks for Math Warm-Ups pre-K-5

First, let's discuss some universal procedures for engaging in a number talk no matter the grade level of students. Students are gathered together in front of the board or screen to view a visual prompt.

The teacher displays the prompt, and students begin thinking about how to solve it. They come to an answer, but they also know they had a procedure for getting there or used a strategy to compute mentally. During this time, the class is quietly processing, and students utilize the universal hand signals for math talks.

Once most of the students have the signal against their chest showing they have an answer or multiple strategies for an answer, the teacher begins the discussion.

First, the teacher will take answers for the problem from all students. All answers are considered probable at this point. If there is more than one answer shared, the teacher lists them on the board to refer back to for checking thinking.

Next, the teacher will call on students to share the problem-solving strategy. While the students are sharing, the teacher records the solution method on the board or screen. Even if the strategy is incorrect, it is a valuable part of the process and is recorded.

As the class continues this process, students agree, add to, and revise their thinking in the meaningful and safe learning environment established through this routine.

Resources for Math Talks pre-K-5

Below are resources ranging from pre-K to fifth grade for number talks. Each focuses on being flexible with numbers and having a variety of strategies for computation. Even though a certain grade level band is highlighted, it is okay to explore what would best fit your students' needs, even if out of the indicated grade levels.

Number Talks Numbers 1-10 For Grades PK-1

First, we begin with number representations for 0-10. This allows students to build meaning and understanding around a number and a value. It also opens the door to seeing number relationships. First, an example is provided, followed by some of the different slides students would interact with.

Number Talks Same or Different for Grades K-1

Number Talks Same or Different expands to a greater range of numbers, skills, and concepts. Students will identify what they know about each representation and then share how they are the same or different.

Number Talks Strategies for Solving Grades 2-3

Moving into grades 2-3, Number Talks Strategies for Solving continues the learning through even more opportunities for open-ended math discussions.

Number Talks Strategies for Solving Grades 3-5

Continuing our complexity of concepts, Number Talks Strategies for Solving Grades 3-5, students focus on multiplication and division concepts, models, and problem-solving. From there, things expand into place value, decimals, area, perimeter, volume, fractions, lines and angles, geometry, and algebraic reasoning. This set of number talks has 165 slides of learning!

More Math Warm-Ups For K-5

This post will find fun alliteration math warm-up ideas for all grade levels.

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Procedures and resources for number talks for math warm-ups K-5. Find out the simple way to put number talks into practice.

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is a free, interactive platform that helps build numeracy through engaging, visually rich, and hands-on lessons. It’s suitable for students of various age groups and covers a wide range of math topics

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These websites, apps and magazines showcase the incredible breadth and beauty of mathematics.

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From stars in the night sky to the life cycle of a butterfly, science is all around us.

We've expanded our STEM offerings for early childhood educators with earlysciencematters.org.

Visit today to learn how to set up science-rich environments for toddlers and preschoolers, download free lesson plans and more!

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Steve Wyborney's Blog: I'm on a Learning Mission.

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170 New Esti-Mysteries - Steve Wyborney’s Blog: I’m on a Learning Mission.

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This school year, I’ll be creating and posting 170 brand new Esti-Mysteries. I’ll be posting a new one nearly every day for the rest of the school year –

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Steve Wyborney's Blog: I'm on a Learning Mission.

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Welcome to Splat! You are only moments away from a VERY POWERFUL, highly interactive number sense strategy that can be used at any grade level!

This post includes 50 (fifty!) free, downloadable PowerPoint math lessons!

Watch the video, download some (or all) of the lessons, and experience what happens when you unleash this resource in your classroom!

I've been excited to click the Publish button on this post for several weeks! It's time!
UPDATE: The Fraction Splat! Series (with 20 more downloadable lessons) is now available!
After reading this blog post, take a look at THE 12 MOST POPULAR MATH STRATEGIES AND DOWNLOADS ON THIS BLOG.

Splat Through 10
How many dots are under the Splat?

Splat Through 20
How many dots are under the Splat?

Multiple Splats
(Note: Splats that are the same color must cover the same number.)
Splat 3.1 - multiple splats Splat 3.2 - multiple splats Splat 3.3 - multiple splats Splat 3.4 - multiple splats Splat 3.5 - multiple splats
Instant Multiple Splat
(Note: An additional feature of this level is the opportunity to ask, "What could the total be?")

Splat 4.1 - Instant Multiple Splats Splat 4.2 - Instant Multiple Splats Splat 4.3 - Instant Multiple Splats Splat 4.4 - Instant Multiple Splats Splat 4.5 - Instant Multiple Splats
2-Color Splat
(Splats of different colors must have different values.)

Splat 5.1 2-color Splat Splat 5.2 2-color Splat Splat 5.3 2-color Splat Splat 5.4 2-color Splat Splat 5.5 2-color Splat Splat 6.2 Instant 2-color Splat Splat 6.3 Instant 2-color Splat Splat 6.4 Instant 2-color Splat Splat 6.5 Instant 2-color Splat
Instant 2-Variable Splat
(Splats of different colors must have different values. Splats of the same color must have the same value.)
Splat 7.1 Instant 2-variable Splat Splat 7.2 Instant 2-variable Splat Splat 7.3 Instant 2-variable Splat Splat 7.4 Instant 2-variable Splat Splat 7.5 Instant 2-variable Splat
Number Splat
(Note: Only the numbers circled on the screen may be used.)
Splat 8.1 - Number Splat Splat 8.2 - Number Splat Splat 8.3 - Number Splat Splat 8.4 - Number Splat Splat 8.5 - Number Splat Splat 9.1 - Instant Number Splat Splat 9.2 - Instant Number Splat Splat 9.3 - Instant Number Splat Splat 9.4 - Instant Number Splat Splat 9.5 - Instant Number Splat
Instant Number Splat with 2 Variables
(Note: Only the numbers circled on the screen may be used, and Splats of different colors must have different values.)
Splat 10.1 - Instant 2-Variable Number Splat Splat 10.2 - Instant 2-Variable Number Splat Splat 10.3 - Instant 2-Variable Number Splat Splat 10.4 - Instant 2-Variable Number Splat Splat 10.5 - Instant 2-Variable Number Splat
NOTE: I wrote each of these lessons using PowerPoint, so I recommend playing them in PowerPoint. If you do not have PowerPoint, you may want to download the PowerPoint viewer so that you can play the lessons.

UPDATE: The Fraction Splat! Series (with 20 more downloadable lessons) is now available!
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I would treasure hearing about your experiences using Splat! to promote number sense in your classroom!

All my best,
Steve

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Welcome to Splat! You are only moments away from a VERY POWERFUL, highly interactive number sense strategy that can be used at any grade level!

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Descriptions of stages, aligned to GOLD and CCSS. Videos of children in each stage and activities to match. Need to create a free account to access videos/activities

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The research reported here was supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through grant numbers R305K050157, R305A120813, R305A110188, and R305A150243. to the University of Denver. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of the Institute or the U.S. Department of Education.

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With the implementation of new standards, assessments, and (for some) new curriculum, teachers are feeling bogged down and yet left out on their own to make sense of it all.

Gain knowledge of how kids learn math so that you can confidently close your textbook and do fun lessons that meet your students where they are.

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Build Math Minds | Learn to LOVE Teaching Math

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With the implementation of new standards, assessments, and (for some) new curriculum, teachers are feeling bogged down and yet left out on their own to make sense of it all. Gain knowledge of how kids learn math so that you can confidently close your textbook and do fun lessons that meet your students where they are.

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Unpacking Math Vocabulary for English Language Learners & Low Floor, High Ceiling Story Problems - Workshop slides 

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Unpacking Math Vocabulary for English Language Learners & Low Floor, High Ceiling Story Problems - Workshop slides 

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Purposeful Questions: Powerful Thinking PK-5

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Purposeful Questions: Powerful Thinking PK-5

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Purposeful Questions_ Powerful Thinking Turkey Trot Math PD 2024

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Also helpful for students stuggling with number sense

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